Listen to the Evening grosbeak
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
About the Evening grosbeak
The Evening grosbeak is a bird in the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”. Adults weigh around 59 g.
What does the Evening grosbeak sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call, flight call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.
The evening grosbeak is bulky, with a large bill and short tail. The bird has a distinct appearance, with the adult male featuring a bright yellow forehead and body, brown head, and white wing patches, while the adult female has a mainly olive-brown body with greyer underparts and white wing patches.
More from the family Fringillidae
European goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common linnet
Linaria cannabina
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
European greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Red crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Common rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common redpoll
Acanthis flammea
European serin
Serinus serinus
Frequently asked questions
What does an Evening grosbeak sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Evening grosbeak on this page, including its call, flight call and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Evening grosbeak endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Evening grosbeak as “vulnerable”.
What family does the Evening grosbeak belong to?
The Evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Hesperiphona vespertina - Evening Grosbeak by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, flight call, song · Terra View Dr., Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador… by Doug Hynes – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Bear Head Lake State Park, St. Louis, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25167830 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Evening grosbeak – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by No machine-readable author provided. Mdf assumed (based on copyright claims). – CC BY-SA 3.0